Google today introduced Google Play Instant, a Play Store feature allowing gamers to play certain games on Android devices without downloading or installing them. This means you don’t have to clear precious storage space to try a new game. Last year’s ...

You'll now be able to try out Android games before buying them. Google on Monday rolled out Google Play Instant in its Google Play store. You can tap on one of the games listed and play it without having to buy or download it first. Some of the initial ...

Google has quietly launched a new merchant program called Shopping Actions, where retailers such as Target, Walmart and Home Depot pay Google each time it refers users who’re searching for where they can buy products. The new service could help such ...

Google is getting better at helping you keep track of your favorite podcasts. Google first brought podcast support to Google Play Music in 2016, at which point users were able to search for and play podcasts straight from Search. Now, it looks like Google ...

The Google Pay app is getting a handy new feature: transit tickets. At launch, this feature is only available for the Las Vegas Monorail, but Google plans to roll out support for transit systems in other cities "soon." Here's how it works in Sin City: head ...

Google, the world’s biggest online ad company, announced last week it would no longer show ads related to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. That move followed Facebook’s January ban on cryptocurrency and ICOs ads, joining Chinese web giants Alibaba, Baidu ...

Is the digital duoplogy in danger? Facebook and Google’s share of the U.S. digital ad market will decline in 2018 for the first time in years, according to a new eMarketer projection. Why? Blame Amazon’s ad business — and Snapchat — for growing ...

Police are using Google’s immense collection of location data to find criminals using warrants to request that the tech giant turn over account info from any mobile device that comes too close to a crime scene, reports Raleigh local news agency WRAL.

Video: Does your company even need Android apps now thanks to Instant apps? Google on Monday announced it redesigned the Google Play Games app and launched Google Play Instant, making it easier for Android users to tap and try a game without downloading it ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google routinely fields product queries from millions of shoppers. Now it wants to take a cut of their purchases, too. The U.S. technology company is teaming up with retailers including Target Corp, Walmart Inc, Home ...